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September 8

Kayaalp stuns Cuban heavyweight Mijain Lopez at world championships
A-Rod hits 30th HR but Yankees do little else with bats, lose 2-1 to O's and fall back in race
Baseball Capsules
After horrid 1st inning, Kyle Gibson throws first complete game in Twins' 4-2 loss to Royals
Netflix to expand video service to South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan
Calgary bake shop customer leaves staff a whopping $525 tip, by accident
Hillary Clinton pays 'Ellen' a visit, gets DeGeneres' blessing, says she's sorry about emails
Chief of Chinese-led Asian regional bank says door still open for US, Japan to be members
Canada moves into second place at FIFA Americas with win over Mexico
Canada's Phillip Scrubb, center, goes for a shot over Mexico's Paul Stoll, left, during a FIBA Americas Championship basketball game in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015.
Erin Brockovich, activist portrayed in film, accuses feds of lying about extent of mine spill
Starlin Castro, Anthony Rizzo lead Cubs to early cushion in 8-5 victory over Cardinals
Wayward chicken that ran afoul of traffic on San Francisco Bay Bridge heading to school garden
Chief: Woman slashes police officer with an 18-inch bayonet, wounds his forearm
Evacuations cancelled for dozens of homes as firefighters tame Southern California wildfire
South Carolina wins swimsuit, Iowa wins talent in 1st night Miss America preliminaries
Australia to launch airstrikes in Syria within days and take 12,000 additional Syrian refugees
Canada hands Mexico its first loss, moves into second place at FIBA Americas tournament
Andrew Kohut, leading pollster and founding director of Pew Research Center, dies at 73
Rookie starter Raisel Iglesias struggles, Andrew McCutchen homers as Pirates beat Reds 7-3
Wiggins leads Canada in win over Mexico at FIBA Americas Championship
Canada beats Belize to advance to fourth round of FIFA qualifying
Judge accused of displaying Hitler photo, lying to judicial fitness investigators
Dog attack kills man, seriously injures woman near Southern California's Salton Sea
Police: King Kamehameha statue missing spear found in overgrowth on banks of channel
US routed 4-1 by Brazil ahead of playoff against Mexico for Confederations Cup berth
J.T. Realmuto's 2 HRs, including inside-the-parker, lead Marlins to 6-4 win over Brewers
Serena Williams beats Venus in U.S. Open quarter-finals to keep Grand Slam bid alive
Serena Williams, left, greets Venus Williams after winning their quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
Tuition freeze now in effect at Alberta post-secondary institutions
Jays explode for four runs in the tenth to down Red Sox
Josh Donaldson #20 of the Toronto Blue Jays slides in to third as Pablo Sandoval #48 of the Boston Red Sox prepares to hit the tag in the tenth inning at Fenway Park on September 8, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hosmer hits 3-run double, Volquez goes 7 innings as Royals top Twins 4-2 to snap 4-game skid
Blue Jays increase lead to 1 1-2 games in AL East; beat Red Sox 5-1 in 10 innings
Odyssey Sims scores 27, Shock beat Stars 74-64 to clinch West's third seed
After Harvey flops, Mets rally from 6-run deficit to beat Nationals 8-7 in NL East showdown
Andrew McCutchen homers, Francisco Liriano finally beats Reds as Pirates roll to 7-3 victory
Weber tosses 6 solid innings in major league debut, but Braves get blanked by Phillies 5-0
Government red tape a barrier to Canadians’ plans to assist refugees
A Syrian refugee, holding his son and daughter, breaks out in tears of joy after arriving via a flimsy inflatable boat crammed with about 15 men, women and children on the shore of the island of Kos in Greece on Aug. 15.
Half of records checked for Vancouver native child-care agency inadequate
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth, has flagged gaps in record-keeping by both provincial ministry employees and delegated aboriginal agencies in previous reports.
Moore has 20 points, 7 boards, 5 assists; Lynx beat Storm 73-67 for West's top playoff spot
Ontario First Nations to begin fundraising for inquiry
Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Aug. 24. Mr. Day said the Ontario chiefs have yet to set a target for how much they will need to collect for an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.
Thai police: Key suspect says he handed backpack to Bangkok shrine bomber before Aug. 17 blast
Davis hits major league-leading 41st HR, solo drive in 9th lifts Orioles over Yankees 2-1
Royal Winnipeg Ballet's office and archives damaged in flood from toilet
OPP union announces 'significant reform' after independent report into its operations
Umpires need review to figure out the count on Panik in game between Giants and Diamondbacks
LEADING OFF: Mets try to sweep Nats; Kelly rides win streak; Cards hope to get Wong back
3 detectives fired in Mexico for filmed beating of boys during questioning over cellphone
Ivory Latta scores season-high 25, Mystics beat Fever 76-72 in overtime to clinch playoff spot
Nola pitches 7 innings, Herrera homers to lead Phillies past Braves 5-0
NHL players look ahead to World Cup – and, hopefully, future Olympics
Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins participates in on-ice activities while waiting for TV interviews during the 2015 NHL Player Media Tour at the Mastercard Centre of Hockey Excellence on September 8, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Liberal candidate could break long-time Tory hold in tight Calgary riding
Calgary Centre Liberal candidate Kent Hehr participates in the 2015 Calgary Gay Pride Parade on Sunday.
4 banana plantation workers killed in gang attack in rural El Salvador
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin retires from test cricket, joins big exodus from side
Teachers in Seattle to strike Wednesday as negotiations with school district fail
Christy Clark creates $1-million fund to help Syrian refugees who settle in B.C
Ms. Clark, at a news conference Tuesday to announce the new funding, became teary-eyed as she mentioned Alan Kurdi – the three-year-old boy whose body washed up on a Turkish beach after a failed attempt to reach the Greek island of Kos.
San Francisco Giants activate LHP Jeremy Affeldt from disabled list after knee injury
Alex Rodriguez reaches 30 home runs for 15th season, ties Hank Aaron for record
Adult sentence sought for teenage boy who sexually assaulted girlfriend
Nanos: where the leaders stand
Vancouver-born teen honing his game with Man United under-21 team
Vancouver-born Josh Doughty can play a variety of roles, including forward and box-to-box midfielder.
Mayweather sends the jet so daughter doesn't have to fly commercial
Mississippi DT Issac Gross out for season with neck injury, will have surgery
Rams rookie running back Todd Gurley cleared for contact
Correction: GOP 2016-Bush-Taxes story
Wisconsin RB Corey Clement limited in practice with groin injury, expects to play vs. Miami
Seeking change to anemic offence, Texas coach Strong shakes up play calling at Texas
One of the founders of Alaska backcountry skiing championship dies in ATV accident
No. 23 Tennessee's offensive line gets confidence boost before rematch with No. 19 Oklahoma
Mother wins new trial on ex-husband’s access to kids in alleged Jamaica attack
Cathy Lee Clayson’s throat was slashed in an attack at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Her husband, Paul Martin, was charged with attempted murder after the attack, but he was acquitted by a Jamaican jury.
Toronto’s Catholic Archdiocese aiming to raise $3-million for refugees
From left, Martin Mark, director of the archdiocese’s refugee office; Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto; and Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Vincent Nguyen during a press conference announcing an emergency refugee resettlement campaign.
Indianapolis brings late-round draft pick Amarlo Herrera back to 10-man practice squad
US opens diplomatic mission for Somalia, keeps operations in neighbouring Kenya
Officials: Plane that caught fire at Las Vegas airport was accelerating for takeoff
Free tickets to pope's speech in Philadelphia snapped up in 2 minutes; some then sold
Saskatchewan court increases sentence of man convicted in fatal 2007 crash
Buccaneers sign TE Brate, T Fragel, WR Hall to practice squad
Report: Audit finds problems with files at a Vancouver native childcare agency
Cuomo aide in coma after being shot in head in pre-West Indian Day Parade celebration
2 days after getting them on waivers, Giants says goodbye to Jackson and Nix
NBA to seed playoff teams by record, removing top-four guarantee for division winners
Conservationist Lyn MacMillan led effort to save Niagara Escarpment
Lyn MacMillan helped create Ontario’s modern greenbelt.
Hurricanes on cutting edge of analytics with hire of nanotechnology chemist
Eric Tulsky , 40, is a Harvard- and Berkeley-educated chemist who specialized in nanotechnology, which essentially means he’s an expert in the manipulation of matter on a molecular level.
Canada’s failure to act on refugee crisis begins with Stephen Harper
Marcus Gee
Djokovic rips off shirt, gathers self, tops Lopez to reach US Open SF for 9th consecutive year
Motorist due in Las Vegas court on felony DUI charges in fiery 3-vehicle crash that killed 2
After falling short in K-State QB race, Joe Hubener gets job anyway after injury to starter
Art or science? Don’t ask, says renowned Canadian dinosaur painter
Natural history illustrator Julius Csotonyi stands for a photograph with one of his dinosaur illustrations on display as part of the Ultimate Dinosaurs exhibit at Science World in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday September 1, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Sustainable development rankings by country
Ten undervalued U.S. stocks
Whole Foods Market, a retailer of natural and organic foods, has seen a drop of about 21 per cent in the past 30 days.
Organization of American States court tells Venezuela to let opposition TV station back on air
After being cast off by Saints, Lofton steps into middle of Raiders defence
B.C. coroner identifies boater, hiker who died in separate incidents
Flawed science, lack of consultation cited as ruling ends fracking water licence
Aerial photos of Nexen's b-77-H, 18 well pad site at Dilly Creek in the Horn River Basin. Nexen began drilling at the site in early July 2011. Nexen is actively drilling for shale gas in the north east region of British Columbia, Canada
49ers D-tackle Mike Purcell makes final roster after 2 years of development under Tomsula
Roger Federer expects a 'tougher' Richard Gasquet in their US Open quarterfinal
Canadian seafarers union files court challenge over foreign sailors
Cargo containers are stacked up as three cranes used to load and unload them from cargo ships tower above at the Port of Vancouver in Vancouver, B.C., in this file photo.
The geographical split of Emera's business
Former NFL journeyman Beck grateful for chance to return to gridiron
Cowboys still believe in plan to replace Murray after adding late piece to puzzle in Michael
Chiarelli to be named GM of North American Young Stars team at World Cup
Magglio Ordonez Jr, son of former All-Star, suspended 50 games for drug of abuse
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